Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Oct. 9, 2023, 8:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: Tried my hand at making a computer poll with XGBoost. It turned out flawed, but has similar results picking games straight-up to the Vegas lines so submitting it for fun.

26. Duke 4.021
27 Florida 3.742
28 UCLA 3.668
29 Memphis 3.616
30 Kansas 3.540

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Michigan Wolverines	19.472
2	Oregon Ducks	15.744
3	USC Trojans	10.799
4	Washington Huskies	9.792
5	Georgia Bulldogs	8.893
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	7.982
7	Oklahoma Sooners	7.559
8	Kansas State Wildcats	7.314
9	Tennessee Volunteers	7.239
10	Air Force Falcons	6.100
11	Oregon State Beavers	5.876
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	5.690
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	5.609
14	Florida State Seminoles	5.309
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5.158
16	Louisville Cardinals	5.155
17	Clemson Tigers	4.872
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	4.869
19	North Carolina Tar Heels	4.690
20	LSU Tigers	4.667
21	Miami Hurricanes	4.572
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	4.258
23	Wisconsin Badgers	4.219
24	Texas A&M Aggies	4.202
25	Texas Longhorns	4.056

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Michigan Wolverines	0.07
2	Oregon Ducks	1.24
3	USC Trojans	1.57
4	Washington Huskies	0.00
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-0.03
6	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
7	Oklahoma Sooners	-0.47
8	Kansas State Wildcats	17.07
9	Tennessee Volunteers	2.75
10	Air Force Falcons	2.93
11	Oregon State Beavers	0.98
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
13	Ohio State Buckeyes	-3.18
14	Florida State Seminoles	-2.15
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.87
16	Louisville Cardinals	-0.40
17	Clemson Tigers	7.85
18	Fresno State Bulldogs	7.13
19	North Carolina Tar Heels	-2.08
20	LSU Tigers	0.38
21	Miami Hurricanes	0.54
22	Texas Tech Red Raiders	3.21
23	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
24	Texas A&M Aggies	0.86
25	Texas Longhorns	-4.53

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Ole Miss Rebels	2.59
Utah Utes	1.39
Washington State Cougars	1.31
Duke Blue Devils	1.24
UCLA Bruins	1.38
Kansas Jayhawks	0.45
Kentucky Wildcats	0.12

Total Score: 68.78